Species Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)
- Actinodoris krusensternii Gray, J.E. 1850. Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. Etched for the use of students by M. E. Gray,. London : Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Vol. 4 124 pp. [Date of publication after Adams & Adams (1854: 22–23)] [102] [original spelling].
- Dendrodoris gunnamatta Allan, J.K. 1932. Australian nudibranchs. The Australian Zoologist 7(2): 87–105 [97–98, pl. 5, figs 4–7].
Type data:
Status unknown, Gunnamatta Bay, Port Hacking, NSW. - Doridopsis gemmacea Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1864. Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot, Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 5(3): 113–147 [126-127, Plate 31, Figures 4-7].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Valdes A.V. & Fahey S.J. 2006. Dorid nudibranchs described by J.E. Gray in M.E. Gray, 1842-1857 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69(1): 95-102
- Nimbs, M.J. & Smith, S.D.A. 2021. Genetic evidence confirms that the porostomate nudibranch Dendrodoris gunnamatta Allan, 1932 is a morphotype of Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Taxonomy [an Open Access Journal by MDPI] 2021 1(2): 152-159
Generic Combinations
- Dendrodoris clavulata (Alder & Hancock, 1864).
- Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864).
- Dendrodoris gemmacea (Alder & Hancock, 1864).
- Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
0–5 m. New Zealand.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
General References
Burn, R. 2006. A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Report 10: 1-42
Coleman, N. 2001. 1001 Nudibranchs - Catalogue of Indo-Pacific Sea Slugs. Springwood, Queensland : Neville Coleman’s Underwater Geographic Pty Ltd 144 pp. [87] (as Dendrodoris gunnamatta Allan, 1932)
Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp. [175] (as Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864))
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [141] (as Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864))
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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NUDIBRANCHIA | 27-Feb-2023 | ADDED |